Another series(ous) stripdown

Telboy111 · Feb 24, 2012

Well I have purchased my first landy 1968 series 11a and its a big old rebuild. Pulled the bugger 250 miles on a dolly (never again) and the strip down begins. This is a project I hope I will finish; so here is the strip down for a start, taken several photos and will put them together as a vid on utube when I get time. The chassis was looking in good condition until I started hitting it with a hammer replaced part of the middle cross member and near all the out riggers but its back together and cleaned/ painted red oxide first coat and smooth blue hammerite second coat, (didnt fancy black) So a few photos to start.
Problems withphoto uploads so will try again another day

ben waine · Feb 25, 2012

Your front bumper looks huge to me?? And in the 6th pick it seems you have some kind of extra crossmember? Also 250miles ? Was there not a rusty landy any closer to home,?????, also I guess the roll cage/bar/ hoop set up is custom? Looks good though mate and I wish you all the best of luck

blue beasty · Feb 25, 2012

ben waine said:
Your front bumper looks huge to me?? And in the 6th pick it seems you have some kind of extra crossmember? Also 250miles ? Was there not a rusty landy any closer to home,?????, also I guess the roll cage/bar/ hoop set up is custom? Looks good though mate and I wish you all the best of luck

Extra crossmember? Where?

crashbox · Feb 26, 2012

blue beasty said:
Extra crossmember? Where?

Behind where the front bumper would be, between the front dumbirons but it wasn't in the next pic. Good job by the way.

johnny curt 1 · Feb 26, 2012

i spotted that aswell it looks more like some kind of winch mounting plate to me rather than an extra crossmember i could be wrong though

blue beasty · Feb 26, 2012

Ah right.....was looking at pic 7 :doh:.....something to do with the slightly odd double bumper maybe?

Telboy111 · Feb 26, 2012

The landys I looked at closer to home were just too far gone, and that double bumper along with the extra cross member and roll cage are history, been working on one of the disco axles and just trying the fit for the new bumper, it's coming on but a lot of work.

crashbox · Feb 26, 2012

Intersting project but I would cap off the bumper ends unless you want them full of mud.

Telboy111 · Feb 26, 2012

It's just poor lighting in the shed they are capped off.

Telboy111 · Mar 7, 2012

One of the bearing in the gearbox wasn't looking too well so gearbox stripwas on the cards, had to put out a thread for help on removing the mainshaft nut but all apart now and glad to say that only one bearing was f**ked the others wern't too bad,no teeth missing either; I've ordered a new set of bearings new seals and gaskets. Will have to try to get it back together soon while the memory lasts. As I took off the selectors a spring took off for a trip across the shed and I'm sure it had a ball bearing with it a quick look and a spung loaded ball was not to be found, first picture of bearing with I think 1 missing, fourth picture showing holes drilled for 200tdi.:hysterically_laughi

Telboy111 · Mar 16, 2012

Rolled it out today coming on not quite a rolling chassis yet.:violent:

High Lander · Mar 17, 2012

I confess I don't like those alloys on a Series, but that's a bloody good job!

SHORT ROUND · Mar 17, 2012

the dolly in piccy no.2 is that what you used to do the 250 mile trip is so your very brave as that looks as if you went over 10mph it would topple. but either way keep the piccys coming and nice job so far mate

V8jon · Mar 17, 2012

Looking good,keep the pics coming

Telboy111 · Mar 17, 2012

Short round wrote
the dolly in piccy no.2 is that what you used to do the 250 mile trip is so your very brave as that looks as if you went over 10mph it would topple.
Yeah that was a nitemare.

Telboy111 · Mar 21, 2012

Few more pictures, the bulkhead has finally been welded up tried a bit of paint on it but still not sure about colour, got some sound deadening coming this week so will clad it first before it goes on. New timing belt and seals on the 200 tdi also rear seals; don't know the history of the engine can't feel anything loose on the crank don't want to strip it so going to take a chance, the guy I got it from said it was fine but then he would, I had no way of checking. I have dropped the engine into the frame but no photo yet, looks like the fun is about to start, the rad is going to be the first problem but I need to sort out the power steering first.

Telboy111 · Mar 22, 2012

Got the sound deadening today, good sh*t this stuff; will stop some of the noise from engine, insulate from hot and cold and cover up all those unwanted holes to keep out the breeze, (great), just punch through the ones I want, need some more but will get some later expensive stuff though but I think worth it.:bump2:

Land Raver · Mar 22, 2012

That does look good stuff - similar to what's on some modern cars from the pics?
My only concern with covering the bulkhead is getting moisture trapped in there behind it - salty water in winter say. I suppose you couls seal around the edges with sealent.

crashbox · Mar 22, 2012

The rear springs look good painted but is this practical? Will they not work better if soaked in oil?

High Lander · Mar 22, 2012

What's the silver insulation stuff called?

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